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Posted on Jan.13.2008 @ 11:15AM EDT by Teweret
Hello there!
This will be my first message here, so I hope you like it.
On this site, I read that Thich Nhat Hanh on one hand wants to go back to pure Buddhism as the Buddha taught, while on the other hand he wants to embrace Christianity. Now why does he want to do that? I mean, can you eat soup with a fork, or mix oil and water??? The way I see it, Thich Nhat Hanh has blinded his eyes with mud: His breath blows-away the dust from the diamond, while his hands spray water over the cross. So what you get is one muddy river...
People will lose direction in this and get lost, even more than they already are. But I think Thich Nhat Hanh means well. He feels he has something new to say; he wants to evangelize and spread the word. But if there's nothing you can do, what can you do? He is hungry, because he is eating his soup with a fork. I would like to tell him: Be still, until you have something new to say, something we never heard before...
kensho, Nio
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Reply from Woodsman
Jan.13.2008
11:17AM EDT
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Praise the Lord, Buddha! |
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Reply from ______
Jan.13.2008
11:45AM EDT
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I Have Learned So Much
I
Have
Learned
So much from God
That I can no longer
Call
Myself
A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim,
a Buddhist, a Jew.
The Truth has shared so much of Itself
With me
That I can no longer call myself
A man, a woman, an angel,
Or even a pure
Soul.
Love has
Befriended Hafiz so completely
It has turned to ash
And freed
Me
Of every concept and image
my mind has ever known.
~Hafiz
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Reply from -----0
Jan.13.2008
12:01PM EDT
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Quote: "Now why does he want to do that? "
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Reply from Woodsman
Jan.13.2008
12:15PM EDT
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Why worship Thich? Or his words? |
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Reply from Snibbler
Jan.13.2008
12:25PM EDT
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Well, I had this Christian friend. Much occult fun with him. Very
receptive to Osho tarot cards and shit, spiritually open minded. One day
he was hinting of showing me the power of jesus god whatever. And left
the room while I lay on the couch. Shortly afterwards I suddenly felt
this warm and ecstatic feeling, right out of nowhere. Was quite good
and I felt like giggling. Could vividly imagine my friend in the
vicinity going and all out effort in pray, tong speaking and the lot of
it. Then he came in with a somewhat curious/ special smug look on his
face. He did not mention anything thou.. as I remember. And me? Still
pretending to be reading my magazine, telling nothing.. More between
heaven and earth, but I wont go Christian for that reason:) |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.13.2008
12:30PM EDT
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Nio... are you not something new to say?something never heard before? |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.13.2008
12:30PM EDT
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that's what Campbells soups are... mmmmm....mmmm....good :) |
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Reply from Woodsman
Jan.13.2008
12:46PM EDT
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Quote: "Well, I had this Christian friend. Much occult fun with him. Very
receptive to Osho tarot cards and shit, spiritually open minded. One day
he was hinting of showing me the power of jesus god whatever. And left
the room while I lay on the couch. Shortly afterwards I suddenly felt
this warm and ecstatic feeling, right out of nowhere. Was quite good
and I felt like giggling. Could vividly imagine my friend in the
vicinity going and all out effort in pray, tong speaking and the lot of
it. Then he came in with a somewhat curious/ special smug look on his
face. He did not mention anything thou.. as I remember. And me? Still
pretending to be reading my magazine, telling nothing.. More between
heaven and earth, but I wont go Christian for that reason:)
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You don't have to, Christ did it for you.
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Reply from ______
Jan.13.2008
01:22PM EDT
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He's not doing it. |
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Reply from gebhart099
Jan.13.2008
01:23PM EDT
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For someone like Thich Nhat Hanh, the similarities between Buddhism and Christianity are more important than the differences. That's not a fork he's eating his soup with, it's a spork. |
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Reply from ______
Jan.13.2008
01:24PM EDT
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He's not a similarity
Neither a Buddhist
Nor a Christian be |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.13.2008
01:34PM EDT
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splitting hairs...oh...is there anybody out there? |
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Reply from Woodsman
Jan.13.2008
01:34PM EDT
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Maybe God is food. |
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Reply from Woodsman
Jan.13.2008
01:35PM EDT
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No wonder I'm never hungry. |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.13.2008
01:38PM EDT
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shows a sign of that you are |
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Reply from Woodsman
Jan.13.2008
01:40PM EDT
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dual hairs arising from one source?
impossible!
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.13.2008
01:42PM EDT
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ho! |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.13.2008
01:45PM EDT
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I have to go now...talliho |
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Reply from Teweret
Jan.13.2008
02:38PM EDT
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I am sorry gebhart099 but I don't think you can do anything with Christianity as it is today: as flexible as concrete. It's all dogma, while it used to be gnostic. That's what Jesus taught his 12 disciples, as we can read in the Nag Hammadi scrolls.
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Reply from -----0
Jan.13.2008
05:26PM EDT
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His message is still there for those who have eyes to see |
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Reply from 77 zen ror
Jan.13.2008
07:36PM EDT
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Follow whats in your heart to follow. Go down the path thats leads you to you. What ever it my be It's all for the same. To be free of suffering. And to fine the reall you in life. Look at me out of work at 49 @ on Zen guid asking for help. Not a bad path I'm on. I wish you the same. Lets eat. :) RORY |
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Reply from kelvintan
Jan.13.2008
10:58PM EDT
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Teachings Expound, We Enslaved, Realisation Enable Truths to set us free.
You are not his stomach.
With Metta |
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Reply from boopoom
Jan.14.2008
07:34AM EDT
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77 ZEN ROR : )
love,boopoom |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.14.2008
12:55PM EDT
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bright white line moving up |
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Reply from 77 zen ror
Jan.14.2008
07:21PM EDT
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I love you all. Hi boom, Whats been going on ? |
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Reply from ______
Jan.15.2008
09:16AM EDT
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You do? That must mean you don't, as in you don't, which you don't and not as in you not do. All did and done or more to come? |
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Reply from ______
Jan.16.2008
09:46AM EDT
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Fear is an absence of love. And because everyone is concerned with themselves, and no one is against me, there isn't anything to fear. |
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Reply from Snibbler
Jan.16.2008
05:22PM EDT
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The climber fell hurdling towards the cliffs down deep below, since love let go? |
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Reply from gebhart099
Jan.19.2008
11:56AM EDT
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Quote: "
I am sorry gebhart099 but I don't think you can do anything with Christianity as it is today: as flexible as concrete. It's all dogma, while it used to be gnostic. That's what Jesus taught his 12 disciples, as we can read in the Nag Hammadi scrolls.
kensho, Nio "
......... Logically, I can't reconcile Christianity with Buddhism. However, just because you are I aren't capable of reconciling the two belief systems doesn't mean that someone else, such as T.N. Hanh or others in this forum, can't . I'm not familiar with the Nag Hammadi scrolls. What are they? |
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Reply from ______
Jan.19.2008
08:58PM EDT
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In me, all mankind lives. |
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Reply from ______
Jan.20.2008
08:19AM EDT
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Strangely, it seems the above film can only be viewed in the uk - part 3 of the 3 part 'Extreme Pilgrim'. Part 1 - Cha'an Buddhism; [China] Part 2 - Hinduism; Part 3 - Early Christianity [Egypt: The Desert]. At some point, they may appear on youtube or google video.
However, an earlier series of films which look at Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi scrolls can be seen here:
The Lost Gospels
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Reply from ______
Jan.20.2008
08:54AM EDT
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Nag Hammadi
There's also a wikipedia entry.
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Reply from ______
Jan.20.2008
09:07AM EDT
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The Mustard Seed |
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Reply from ______
Jan.20.2008
09:14AM EDT
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er. . . .$74.99? |
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Reply from gebhart099
Jan.23.2008
07:47AM EDT
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Thanks for the links. |
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Reply from -----0
Jan.23.2008
01:17PM EDT
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anything new there? |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.23.2008
01:58PM EDT
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NEWEST new |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jan.23.2008
02:20PM EDT
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though I was just told to keep the old one that it may be the one used tomorrow |
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Reply from KvonNJ
Jan.28.2008
11:08AM EDT
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On this site, I read that Thich Nhat Hanh on one hand wants to go back to pure Buddhism as the Buddha taught, while on the other hand he wants to embrace Christianity. Now why does he want to do that?
I figure that he'd rather take the common ground the two share and the truths they both espouse ad use them to build peace between individuals' hearts rather than allowing pride and selfishness to strengthen the man-made walls of "religion" that separate us. I applaud him for it. |
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Reply from ______
Jan.29.2008
01:48PM EDT
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Quote: "anything new there?"
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Everything is new dear boy. |
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Reply from -----0
Jan.29.2008
02:01PM EDT
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in Nag Hammadi scrolls? |
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Reply from ______
Jan.29.2008
02:02PM EDT
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Like you said, you need the eyes. |
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Reply from -----0
Jan.29.2008
02:06PM EDT
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did any of the disciples have them? |
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Reply from ______
Jan.29.2008
02:18PM EDT
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Have metaphors? |
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Jan.29.2008
03:29PM EDT
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have eyes to see |
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Reply from 77 zen ror
Jan.29.2008
05:44PM EDT
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With the eyes of compassion. I well see the world. And be at peace with it. |
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Reply from ______
Jan.29.2008
06:01PM EDT
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No. |
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Jan.29.2008
06:07PM EDT
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Quote: "did any of the disciples have them?"
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What do you think about the disciples? |
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Reply from Snibbler
Jan.30.2008
07:22AM EDT
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Amen |
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Reply from ______
Jan.30.2008
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In the light everything is new, eyes, ears, nose, throat, metaphors, usernames, apostles, Nag Hammadi scrolls, buttered rolls, notbacon, buddha-buddhas, cluck-clucks, rusticouscous, heaven. |
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Reply from 77 zen ror
Jan.30.2008
08:07PM EDT
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Thank you. And hoe are you doing? |
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